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Two-speed coffeebrea­k

Two sets of clues – but the answers are the same.

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Cryptic clues

ACROSS

1 Emphasis on pronunciat­ion (6) 4 Remaining to one side (4) 7 Dance film (4) 8 Quiet lift gets commendati­on (6) 9 Last order for sailor (4) 10 Unfortunat­ely sent home (4) 12 Fish with a musical tail (4) 14 Swimmer enters freely (3) 16 Whole or just part, say (3) 17 Managed to find time for rage (4) 20 Still in the venture (4) 23 Race around some land (4) 24 Look at danger another way (6) 25 Break a leg in a storm (4) 26 Charge novice to touch (4) 27 Unnerve with baby’s toy (6)

DOWN

1 Enough to have beer with politician (5) 2 Cheer around circuit (4) 3 Time to tear into fashion (5) 4 Blessed with not as much (4) 5 Happy to be told not to start (6) 6 Whole time alto was performing (5) 11 Merit of learning (4) 13 Dog really captured monster (4) 15 Come out east and join (6) 16 Fracas broke out without a muffler (5) 18 Fury as range is changed (5) 19 Husky, say, or another animal (5) 21 Revealing about beef (4) 22 Change during meditation (4)

Quick clues

ACROSS

1 Dialect (6) 4 Departed (4) 7 Stagger (4) 8 Extol (6) 9 Seasoning (4) 10 Bird’s home (4) 12 Musical ending (4) 14 Moray or conger? (3) 16 Total (3) 17 Shout (4) 20 Level (4) 23 Unit of area (4) 24 Male goose (6) 25 Strong wind (4) 26 Sense (4) 27 Clatter (6)

DOWN

1 Sufficient (5) 2 Applaud (4) 3 Fad (5) 4 Smaller amount (4) 5 Delighted (6) 6 Damage beyond repair (5) 11 Deserve (4) 13 Giant (4) 15 Appear (6) 16 Neckwear item (5) 18 Rage (5) 19 Equine mammal (5) 21 Type of meat (4) 22 Revise (4)

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